Faculty of Engineering and Department of Physics

Engineering Physics 131

Final Examination
Saturday April 21, 2018; 14:00 pm – 16:30 pm

1. Closed book exam. No notes or textbooks allowed.

2. Formula sheets are included (may be removed).
3. The exam has 9 problems and is out of 61.5 marks. Attempt all parts of all
problems.
4. Questions 1 to 4 do not require detailed calculations and only the final answers to
these questions will be marked.
5. For Questions 5 to 9, details and procedures to solve these problems will be
marked. Show all work in a neat and logical manner.
6. Write your solution directly on the pages with the questions. Indicate clearly if you
use the backs of pages for material to be marked.
7. Only non-programmable calculator approved by the Faculty of Engineering
permitted. Turn off all cell-phones, laptops, etc.

DO NOT separate the pages of the exam containing the problems.

LAST NAME: ______________________________________

FIRST NAME: ______________________________________

ID#: ___________________

Please circle the name of your instructor:

EB01: Wheelock EB02: Jung

EB03: Wang EB04: Kim

EB05: Gingrich EB06: Tang

Address all inquiries to a supervisor. Do not communicate with other candidates. If you become
ill during the exam, contact a supervisor immediately. (You may not claim extenuating
circumstances and request your paper to be cancelled after writing and handing in your
examination.) You may not leave the exam until at least 30 minutes have elapsed

End of Exam: When the signal is given to end the exam, students must promptly cease writing. If a
student does not stop at the signal, the instructor has the discretion either not to grade the exam paper
or to lower the grade on the examination.

Exam Collection Procedure

•If you finish early, stay in your seat and raise your hand
•Someone will come to collect your exam (after which you may quietly leave)
•In the final 10 minutes: please remain seated until ALL exams have been collected.

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Please do not write in the table below.

Question Value (marks) Mark

1 4.5
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 10
6 10
7 9
8 8
9 8
Total 61.5

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Q1. [4.5 marks]
A block weighing 22 N is held at rest against a vertical wall by a horizontal force F of magnitude 60
N. The coefficient of static friction between the wall and the block is 0.55, and the coefficient of
kinetic friction between them is 0.38. A second force P is applied to the block and directed parallel
to the wall with the magnitudes and directions shown in the figures and table below.

For each value of P in the table below, determine: the magnitude of the frictional force; whether the
block moves up, down or remains stationary; and whether the frictional force (between block and
wall) is directed downward. Write your answers in the table.

[0.5 marks for each answer, no partial marks]

Force P Magnitude of Block moves Frictional force down

(N) frictional force (N) (no/up/down) the wall (yes/no)
12, up
(figure A)
62, up
(figure A)
10, down
(figure B)

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Q2. [4 marks]
For each of the scenarios below, circle ALL the forces that could contribute to the normal
acceleration an of the specified particle. Please Note: “Friction" may be static or kinetic, "Normal
force" is the support force on the specified particle from the surface it is in contact with.

[1 mark for each scenario, no partial marks, all correct answers must be selected in order to receive
the 1 mark.]

(a) A rough bar rotates in the vertical plane about point O. Collar A
moves together with the bar without relative motion. Consider collar A
as the particle and it is at the position shown.

Normal force Friction Gravity

(b) Block B is sliding down the rough circular track, which is in the
vertical plane. Consider block B as the particle and it is at the position
shown.

Normal force Friction Gravity

(c) The rough circular bar rotates about the vertical axis AB. The
mass m remains stationary relative to the circular bar. Consider mass
m as the particle and it is at the position shown.

Normal force Friction Gravity

(d) A motorcycle (the particle considered here) moves along a

circular track on a flat rough surface.

Normal force Friction Gravity

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Q3. [4 marks]
A block is held at rest at location A against a massless spring that is initially compressed a distance x
relative to its resting length L. When the spring is released, the block slides to the right, up a circular
ramp, then exits the ramp vertically at D, and finally reaches its maximum elevation at location E.
Assume that all surfaces are smooth except the rough portion of the ramp between B and C as shown
in the diagram. Neglect air resistance.

As the block moves along each segment

of its path, consider whether the work
done by each force is positive, negative
or zero. In the table below, circle the
correct answer in each box.

No partial credit; for each row, all

answers must be correct to receive
credit.

Segment Gravitational Friction Spring force Normal force

force
(a) [1 mark]
From A to B + 0 − + 0 − + 0 − + 0 −

(b) [1 mark]
From B to D + 0 − + 0 − + 0 − + 0 −

(c) [1 mark]
From D to E + 0 − + 0 − + 0 − + 0 −

(d) [1 mark] Now consider the total work done by all forces acting on the block, as it moves from its
initial position at A to location E. Is the total work positive, negative or zero? Circle the correct entry
below.

Segment Total Work

From A to E + 0 −

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Q4. [4 marks]
At time t = 0, a 5-kg toy car moves in the x-y plane at a velocity
given by v = –5 i + 2 j m/s. The graph gives the component Fx of
the total force acting on the toy car. The component Fy is equal to
zero.

Please include appropriate units. No partial marks. Only the final

answers will be marked; detailed calculations are not required.

(a) [1 mark] What are the x and y components of the impulse on this toy car between t = 0 and 6 s?

Ix = _______________ Iy = _______________

(b) [1 mark] What are the x and y components of the impulse on this toy car between t = 0 and 9 s?

Ix = _______________ Iy = _______________

(c) [1 mark] What is the toy car's velocity at t = 6 s? (Give the velocity's magnitude and angle
measured from the positive i direction counterclockwise.)

magnitude: __________________ angle: __________________

(d) [1 mark] What is the toy car's velocity at t = 9 s? (Give the velocity's magnitude and angle
measured from the positive i direction counterclockwise.)

magnitude: __________________ angle: __________________

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Q5. [10 marks]
Consider the motion of a cart as shown. A uniform cylinder rests on the cart and remains stationary
relative to the cart during the motion.

(a) [5 marks] Consider the figure on the left below. For a given horizontal force P, determine the
normal reaction forces at A and B. The angle The mass of the cylinder is m and that of
the cart is M. Neglect all friction.
(b) [5 marks] The system is now placed on the = 15o incline as shown in the figure on the right
below. What force P will cause the normal reaction force at B to be zero?

Express your answers in terms of P, M, m and g (gravitational acceleration). Box your answer.

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Q6. [10 marks]

At the instant shown, the cable attached to the cart of mass m1  0.4 kg is tangent to the smooth
circular path of the cart. The cylinder has mass m2  0.6 kg and the mass of the pulley is negligible.
R  1.75 m and   30o .

(a) [5 marks] Determine the acceleration of m2 and the tension T in the cable.
(b) [5 marks] At this instance what would be the maximum speed v2 of m2 for which m1 remains in
contact with the surface?
Box your answer.

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Q7. [9 marks]
A 50-kg crate is initially at rest on an incline. Starting at t = 0, the motor supplies a rope tension of T
= 10t2 N, where t is in seconds. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the crate and
the incline are 0.6 and 0.4 respectively. You may assume that the pulleys are massless and
frictionless.

(a) [3 marks] Find the time t1 when the crate begins to move.
(b) [4 marks] What is the speed of the crate when t = 6 s?
(c) [2 marks] If the power input to the motor is 6000 W when t = 6 s, what is the efficiency at this
instant?
Box your answer.

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Q8. [8 marks]
Two disks A and B each have weight of 2 lb and slide on a smooth horizontal surface (with no
friction). They have initial speeds (vA)1 = 4 ft/s and (vB )1 = 3 ft/s just before they collide. The initial
velocity vectors are shown in the figure below. If e = 0.5 determine their velocities (magnitudes and
directions) just after impact.
Box your answer.

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Q9. [8 marks]

A uniform solid sphere, of mass 10kg and radius 0.6m, is initially held so that its centre of mass
being at the same height as point A, as shown by the dotted line in the figure (=00). The sphere is
then released from rest, allowing it to rotate downward about the frictionless hinge at A.

(a) [4 marks] Determine the angular velocity of the sphere when =600.
(b) [4 marks] Determine the angular acceleration of the sphere when =600.

Box your answer.

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Table of Moment of Inertia

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